China does not ban YouTube or Instagram because they're foreign, They have some very onerous rules about censorship, which I disagree with, but are applied equally to all companies operating in China, including Chinese ones.
A good example is that google is banned but bing is not, and tiktok is also banned in China because they don't follow those laws.
A good example is that google is banned but bing is not, and tiktok is also banned in China because they don't follow those laws.